Kebri Dahar climate — normals and trends
Kebri Dahar (Ethiopia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 276 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is March (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is October (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Kebri Dahar averages 0 frost days, 275 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 52 rainy days per year.
Kebri Dahar has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 27 March 1941) and the coldest 13.5 °C (on 17 December 1967).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Kebri DaharSomali
- coords
- 6.74°, 44.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
276mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
22.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
275 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
52 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.8 °C
Average peak gust
40.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
318 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.9 °C
27 March 1941
Coldest day
13.5 °C
17 December 1967
Wettest day
160 mm
24 October 1995
Windiest day
43.5 km/h
20 July 1953
Strongest gust
72.0 km/h
24 July 1949
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
7 April 2015
Coldest feels-like
11.2 °C
20 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.0 h
5 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 34.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 32.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 73 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 32.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 29 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 33.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 20 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 33.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 33.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kebri Dahar?
Kebri Dahar has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 276 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kebri Dahar?
The hottest day measured in Kebri Dahar between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1941, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kebri Dahar?
The coldest day measured in Kebri Dahar between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1967, at 13.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kebri Dahar?
Almost never: Kebri Dahar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kebri Dahar warmed?
Yes: Kebri Dahar warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kebri Dahar?
The wettest day measured in Kebri Dahar between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1995, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kebri Dahar?
The windiest day measured in Kebri Dahar between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1953, with winds reaching 43.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kebri Dahar?
The warmest month in Kebri Dahar is March (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is October (25.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kebri Dahar?
Kebri Dahar receives on average 276 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 52 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kebri Dahar?
Kebri Dahar gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kebri Dahar?
Yes: Kebri Dahar has on average 318 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kebri Dahar?
In Kebri Dahar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 7 April 2015, and the lowest was 11.2 °C on 20 January 1941.
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